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Mount Eliza North Primary School No. 5140
Moseley Drive, Mount Eliza 3930
Tel. 9787 6611 Fax: 9787 6754
MAIL:
[email protected]
KALORI
Issue No. 5
Inquirer
Thinker
WEB ADDRESS: www.menps.vic.edu.au
Communicator
23rd April 2015
Risk-Taker
Knowledgeable
MENPS students aspire to become life long learners who take pride in their
ability to make a difference by taking action within local and global communities.
Principled
From the Principal’s Desk:
Welcome back
Welcome back everyone to term 2. I trust
everyone had a great break with their
family.
I enjoyed the 2nd week in
Bermagui with my wife, son and his mate
and caught up with my brother and his
wife who live in Sydney. It was really
enjoyable.
Well I think I say this every term but term
2 will be extremely busy.
The calendar in the staffroom is full of
activities, excursions/incursions, cross
country, walkathon, sporting activities,
grandparents morning, open night,
semester 1 student reports, parent
teacher interviews and everything else
you can think of.
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Prep Enrolments 2016
We begin our school tours for 2016 Preps
next week and have scheduled 8
sessions of which many are already fully
booked. Please contact the office to book
a place.
For those parents who have a sibling
beginning next year it is most important
you collect an enrolment form and return
it immediately to the office as it would be
terrible if your child missed out on a place
for 2016. On current projections numbers
will be very tight for next year due to the
capping of our numbers.
Caring
Open-Minded
kids stay up a little later on weekends.
2. A wind-down time of approximately
45 minutes prior to bed. This includes,
removing TV and other stimuli, calming
children down, and limiting food intake
3. Bedtime routine such as story, teeth
cleaning that signalled psychologically
that
it
is
time
for
sleep.
4. Keeping bedrooms for sleep and not
for TV or devices. Bedrooms that
resemble
caves
seem
to
be
recommended.
5. Maximising the 3 sleep cues of:
darkness (cave-like bedroom), lowering
body temperature (baths can be good for
this) and melatonin (work within their
cycle).
It seems that sleep is one thing that we
can all become educated about. We take
it for granted and often view poor
sleepers through a behavioural lens.
Better knowledge of the biology of sleep
and also sleep patterns will go a long
way to helping kids and teens get a good
night’s sleep. I believe it's an absolute
essential for good modern parenting.
Sleep Patterns
As the seasons change and the clock has
gone back it’s the ideal time to reinstate
essential sleep habits in kids. Michael
Grose states that sleep research shows
that children who develop good sleep
patterns usually carry these into
adolescence, and beyond. If you are a
parent of young children struggling to get
them to sleep or battling kids who want to
stay up longer then a proper working
knowledge of good sleep habits and
sleep hygiene is a must..
Great sleep habits include:
1. Regular bedtimes. Kids may fight this,
but be regular during the week and let
Balanced
Reflective
DIARY DATES
April
24
PFA Walk - O - Fun
27
Normal School Day
May
6
M/A to Coolart
7
Middle School to MESC
7
M/A to Coolart
7
Art Show Meeting
8
M/A to Coolart
8
MENPS Cross Country
12 - 15 NAPLAN Week
18 Education & Book
Week
20 School Council
21 Open Night
June
Friday 19 Curriculum Day
- No students at school
Some great dancers at Assembly!!!
Mark Watters
Principal
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Dear parents,
Well it is finally here! It is with great pleasure that
we launch the MENPS Parent Portal on our
school website.
This secure space has been added as yet
another means to communicate with you our
community. The Parent Portal includes our
curriculum focus, relevant information, news of
special events and images of your children at
work and play.
Each sub school has their own section for you to
log into. These include information on the
following: important events, permission notes,
homework,
curriculum
outline,
classroom
information and a sub school blog.
Each specialist teacher has a blog where you can
look at photos of our students in action and read
about what they have been up to in their
specialist classes!
You will also notice a Sister-School section in the
Parent Portal. Here you can see photos of our
sister school Dampas Elementary in the
Philippines. I have also included thank you
speeches from the Principal Lileth Sarabia and
the School Captain.
At MENPS improving how we communicate with
our parent body has been a focus for us. We now
communicate with our community in the following
ways:

School Website

Parent Portal

MENPS school app

Newsletter – via email or on the school
website

Parent email distribution list from the office

Staff gmail accounts – all staff members
have these

Electronic sign located at the front of the
school

Community boards – located outside on
the bus shelter or outside my office
You will find an Online Parent Portal information
sheet in this Kalori . This outlines how to create
an account and log in.
Enjoy,
Julie O’Brien
Assistant Principal
School Councillor Profiles
We are most fortunate to have a number of keen and
dedicated parents who give of their time for our great
school. Over the coming editions of Kalori we will be
featuring the MENPS School Council members.
Hello
everyone, I'm
Ryan
Irwin and a member of the
MENPS School Council. My
children Elin and Isla are in prep
and Year 2.This is my first year on
School Council and I am also a
member of the grounds/building
sub committee. My interests are
watching the mighty All Black
rugby team, playing golf and
watching my kids play sports.
I joined School Council as I would
like to improve the oval, gardens
and overall appearance of the
school.
My name is Sophie MacKinnon
and I have Daisy, Lou and Fletcher
at MENPS. We moved down to
Mount Eliza in 2011 and chose to
attend MENPS due to the feel of
the school - it felt warm, down to
earth, interesting and fun. Four
years on we now have a child in
each of multiage, middle and senior
schools at MENPS and have
settled into the school really
happily. I decided to join the School
Council this year as I felt it was time to contribute a bit more
to the school and I know that being involved will enable my
family to get even more out of our primary school
experience. I have a background in human resources,
change management & communication and think in addition
to this I bring a good representation of a wide variety of the
MENPS family needs across different year levels. I have a
good network amongst different year levels to help
communicate the activities and direction of the School
Council. You may recognise me as the mum walking 3 kids
and 2 very ungroomed yet very loved border collies every
morning to school, please feel free to say hello, I'm always
happy to stop and have a chat.
I am Liz Wenham and I am Vice President of the MENPS
School Council. I am in my 4th year on the School Council.
I am also a member of the Management Committee and I
joined to find out why things do or do not happen! I have
been at the school since 2008 when my older children
started in Year 6 (now left school & at Uni) & Year 4 (now in
Year 11), my youngest is currently in Year 5. I work parttime for Coles Online, love it. I’m on the Art Show
committee, love it, PA and Social Secretary to 3 kids,
exhausting, and not forgetting the husband, who works long
hours and travels a lot! My hobbies include knife throwing,
food taster to the stars and wine sampling, not always in
that order.
IB Mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young
people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural
understanding and respect.
To this end the organisation works with schools, governments and international organisations
to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and
lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
IB PYP @
MENPS
IB PYP Evaluation
This year will see MENPS involved in the IB PYP self-study and evaluation. The self-study and evaluation takes
place every five years and is a time for staff, students and parents to reflect on our implementation of the Primary
Years Program. The evaluations allows us to identify and celebrate our many successes in the implementation and
delivery of the program as well as identify areas for further development that will enhance our current program.
About the self-study and program evaluation
Program evaluation is both a requirement and service provided by the IB Organisation to IB World Schools. The aim
is for the IB to ensure on a regular basis that the standards and practices of the program are being maintained.
It provides an opportunity to pause and reflect honestly on achievement and new initiatives in order to enhance the
implementation of the IB program.
What are the standards and practices?
The program standards and practices is the foundation document used by schools and the IB to ensure quality and
fidelity in the implementation of its program in IB World Schools.
The IB is aware that for each school the implementation of its program is a journey and that the school will meet
these standards and practices to varying degrees along the way. However, it is expected that the school makes a
commitment towards meeting all the standards, practices and program requirements.
What is the school expected to do during the self-study and evaluation?
The school is expected:
 to determine its own assessment of the implementation of the program, according to the program standards and
practices and program requirements
 to identify major achievements during the period under review and to identify practices that need further
development.
What is the IBO expected to do during the self-study and evaluation?
The IBO is expected:
 to analyse and evaluate the school’s implementation of the program, according to the program standards and
practices and program requirement.
 to commend the school on practices that address the program standards and practices in ways that solve
challenges faced by the school and/ or show outstanding implementation
 to provide guidance on enhancing the implementation of the program in the school
 to point out areas within a school’s practice that, if not addressed immediately, will jeopardise the integrity of the
program and thus the school’s entitlement to be considered an IB World School.
IB PYP @
MENPS
Steps of the program evaluation process
IB Mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young
people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural
understanding and respect.
To this end the organisation works with schools, governments and international organisations
to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and
lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
The Evaluation Visit
A visit will be carried out by an IB evaluation team (2- 3 people) to verify the school’s assessment of its implementation of the
program. Our visit will take place on the10 th, 11th, & 12th August 2015.
During this visit they will review evidence, meet with teams of teachers, parents, students, the leadership team, IB coordinator
and visit the school facilities and observe classes.
At the end of the visit, the visiting team will conduct an exit interview with members of the leadership team. Based on the visit
and school documentation submitted for evaluation, the team will orally communicate the observations made during the visit.
The team will take the opportunity to check their facts and to ensure that the subsequent report that they have to write and submit
to the IB office accurately depicts the findings.
They will NOT provide the school with a response regarding the evaluation.
The visiting team will then complete a written report to be submitted to the IB office.
The Evaluation Report
After the analysis of the self-study report questionnaire, the support documents and findings of the school visit, the IB will send a
final report. The report may include:
Commendations: standards and practices in which the school demonstrates outstanding implementation
Recommendations: guidance for the school on further developing the program
Matters to be addressed: areas of practice that if not addressed will jeopardise the integrity of the program and thus the
school’s entitlement to be considered an IB World School
The school will then develop an action plan that will outline how the school will undertake work regarding any recommendations
or matters to be addresses that where identified during the evaluation process.
So how can you be involved in the self-study and evaluation?
In the coming months parents and members of the school community will be invited to participate in the self-study and meet with
the IB evaluation team. This will allow you the opportunity to share your thoughts regarding the school’s implementation and
delivery of the Primary Years Program. We encourage as many of you to take part in this process.
Further information will be published in future editions of Kalori and through the school app, so watch these spaces!!!
Should you have any questions regarding the IB self-study and evaluation, please feel free to pop in and see me or send an email
to [email protected]
Melissa Wisniewski—Assistant Principal/ PYP Coordinator
YEAR 6 CANBERRA CAMP
Students from our school have recently undertaken, an education tour of the national capital. Students were
given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history,
culture, heritage and democracy.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national
capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion
the Australian Government is contributing funding of $30 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education
Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion
and goes towards the final camp costs.
A reflection of this amazing camp from teachers, parents and students is also included.
REMINDER TO PARENTS SCHOOL FEES AND RESOURCE MATERIAL
SMOKING BANS TO APPLY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
AND AT SCHOOL ENTRANCES
PAYMENTS
Term 2 progress payments are now due. I
f you haven’t already paid please do so as
soon as possible.
Credit card payments are being deducted
now..
For further details please contact Barbara
Guinea in the school office on 9787 6611.
HAVE YOU MOVED RECENTLY?
ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS UP
TO DATE?
HAS DAD CHANGED HIS JOB?
Have you moved recently, or
changed your mobile phone number? Perhaps Dad has changed his job or grandma is no longer available to come when your child
is sick?
If any of your details has changed, please let the
school office know so that we can update the computer with the new information.
Often, we only find out when we have to ring home
and the numbers we have don’t work!
Please keep us informed. It is in your child’s best
interests.
From 13 April 2015, smoking will be banned
within four metres of an entrance to all primary
and secondary schools in Victoria, and within
the school grounds, under an amendment to the
Tobacco Act 1987.
A public awareness and information campaign will
promote community awareness of the bans. Print and
radio advertising, as well as social media, will be used
prior to the introduction of the bans and for a period
following their commencement.
Officers from councils will be responsible for enforcing the
bans, and will take an education approach, making sure
smokers understand the new laws. However, an
infringement penalty of $147 could apply to adults caught
wilfully breaking the law.
Council officers have been given power to enter school
premises to monitor and enforce the ban. However, this is
subject to permission from the school principal and, if
permission is provided, the inspector must be
accompanied by the school principal or a person acting on
their behalf. It is anticipated that the focus for council
officers will be on those smoking within four metres of
school entrances, and that the power to enter school
premises will be used sparingly.
CANBERRA CAMP 2015
Peita Cooper
I have taught for many years and have attended many camps, both adventure style and urban but I have never
been on a camp as educational as the recent Year Six Canberra Camp. It is quite common for students to share
their experiences with the school community after any special event but I felt it was vital to share not only the
students’ perspectives but also views of the teachers, attending parents and parents of the children.
We left for camp early on Monday morning and travelled by coach to Canberra. This in itself is quite the
experience as the students had to entertain themselves without any of their digital devices! Songs were sung,
stories were read, a few snoozed and we watched a couple of classic films! The best part was hearing the
conversations of the children; they had time to chat to their friends over the 10 hour journey.
The accommodation at this camp is in a public caravan park which is quite special as the students need to behave
appropriately when dealing with other members of the public. The cabins were secure and gave the students a
safe, peaceful zone where they could shower, relax and sleep with their friends. It was interesting to see the
different styles of “cabin-maintenance!”……some students had their brooms
out daily to maintain their rooms whilst others had their belongings scattered
everywhere!
Each day we had many interesting and educational tours planned…sounds
boring right? Not at all! Every single tour we did was fascinating and of great
interest. From the seriousness of the War Memorial to the excitement of
Quest-a-con to the inspiration at the AIS, all of the places we visited offered
our students an amazing experience and opportunity. I wouldn’t be surprised
if some of our students came home saying they wanted to be politicians or
Australian Athletes!
Helicopter hats from Quest-a-con!
We were fortunate to meet our local Federal member, Bruce Billson
at Parliament House. Not only was he personable and kind to all of
the students, he also gave a terrific presentation to our students and
explained in very clear terms how parliament works. After this, the
two groups of students were taken to a beautiful room that is used for
the education role plays. MENPS students became the PM, the
speaker and even the Whip! They discussed issues that were
relevant to students and acted out parliament sitting – very
entertaining! We were lucky that whilst visiting Parliament House
both the Senate and House of Representatives were sitting and had
to take votes which we viewed.
Attending places like the National Capital Planning Centre as well as Mt Ainslie look-out and going on a cruise on
Lake Burley Griffin gave us the opportunity to learn more about Canberra and to see the amazing landscape it
was built in. The cruise was delightful; informative and lots of fun too….especially when the music was turned up
and we danced the Macarena and Nutbush!
Going on a camp such as this provides opportunities you simply can’t get in the classroom. Each place had the
most amazing displays, equipment and interactive activities. Experienced, knowledgeable tour guides gave our
students the most in-depth, yet age-appropriate educational experiences relating to the place we were touring. We
did so much reading and viewing in preparation for this camp but nothing can beat the real-life experience our
students gained.
At the War Memorial they captured the pure emotion and seriousness of the
exhibitions; at Quest-a-Con they played and worked hard to figure out the
interactive games. The AIS tour was lead by two Australian athletes and our
students were awed by their achievements as well as the impressive facilities
that are there. The Australian Mint was lead by two passionate guides who
were able to explain so much about the history of our currency. The High
Court was such an experience; three different and equally important court
rooms that were clearly explained by wise, dedicated guides. The teachers
and parents who attended this camp were amazed by what we learnt; even
Mrs O’Brien who has been over ten times!
Aside from the amazing educational experience our students had, the other positives they gained from going on
school camp cannot be ignored. Some of our students were nervous about being away from home and their
family. This camp gave them an opportunity to grow, to make decisions for themselves (which salad should they
take! Should I shower today or not?) and to get to know students they didn’t know as well before. Each time we
went to dinner, on the bus, on a tour, we encouraged students to sit with different people. They laughed, told
jokes, shared their experiences and had lots of fun. Dinner times were always interesting; so many kids stating
they NEVER have salad or vegetables at home! (we know better!) We were even treated to a performance by the
famous Russian ballerina on our last night – a real treat! (Thanks Shaun!)
PFA News
The Walk-O-Fun is this Friday and we can't wait! Having
a surprise visit from the MENPS Monkey at assembly
was super exciting, as was seeing our illustrious leaders
dressed up and dancing! Please continue to collect
sponsors. After the Art Show, this is our second largest
school fundraiser! The weather's looking promising so
get ready for a fun day!
Well done to Yvonne Chan for her mammoth effort so far
with the Mothers’ Day stall. Thank you also to all the
mums that helped out at the stall last term. Presents will
be distributed to classrooms during the week before
Mothers’ Day.
Congratulations to Nicole Van Krieken and her team for a
very successful Easter Snack Day. They sold 275
individual hot cross buns, 89 six packs and 254 bunnies,
making a total profit for the school of over $500.
It was great to see a few new faces at our last PFA
meeting. I have not set a date for the next meeting yet,
but when I do please add it to your calendar and come
along.
This term we will be looking for volunteers to help with
distributing the Mother's Day presents, serving morning
tea on Grandparent's Day, helping with Hot Dog Day and
helping (dancing) at the disco. Dates for all of these
events will be available in Kalori and on the school app.
I look forward to seeing a heap of you at the Walk-O-Fun
this Friday. I'm new to the school this year so please
introduce yourself to me. I promise not to ask you if you
want to be PFA Vice President! (Yep…still don't have
one! Anyone keen?)
Susan Procter
MENPS MTB Team
On Saturday we had the first
social ride for the MENPS
Mountain Bike Team. We
had the ride at Dromana
Secondary College on the
Hillview Track which goes
around the school.
Ten
students and their parents
came and enjoyed the
ride. The first lap was for
getting to know the tracks
obstacles and difficult parts,
then we had a couple of fun
races.
We would like for
more people to come down
and ride with us. You don't need to have any racing experience, only a mountain bike. Our next ride will be on
May 2nd at Dromana Secondary College at 1pm.
by Nash Snooks
Note: The MTB team has been formed to compete in the Victorian Schools Cycling Competition MTB Eastern
Regionals to be held at the Hillview Track on July 19th. Due to the risks involved with mountain biking, parent
participation in the rides is mandatory. To ensure safety on the track, parents either need to ride with the group or
act as a marshall around the course.
If you would like to come along contact Michelle
on [email protected] or 0434359938 for more details.
For more information on the series: http://vic.cycling.org.au/Events-Results/Event-Details/vscc-mtb-east
CANBERRA CAMP 2015 (continued)
Peita Cooper
Overall I can’t express enough how important and amazing
this camp was and I look forward, along with my colleagues, in
taking many more MENPS students in future years.
Lastly, thank you to the wonderful parents, Shaun, Les and
Adam for dedicating your time and efforts to attending the
camp. We simply could not have done it without you! Thanks
must also be directed to the amazing Year Six team and Julie
O’Brien for the time spent at camp as well as the organisation
and many hours spent ensuring this was a great experience
for all.
STUDENT REFLECTIONS
The War Memorial…..This day was a history delight. It was a
happy, sad, exciting and tragic experience and with some loose change in my back pocket, I bought a poppy
and put some money in the ever-burning flame; it was a couple of hours we would never forget.
Jordan Goggin
The highlight of the camp was the War Memorial. It was amazing to acknowledge the soldiers that fought and
lost their lives in order for us to live the lives we have now. From movies to models, this was a very emotional
event.
Harry Katelis
One of the things I liked most about Quest-a-Con was the room that had a section of a wind-propelled pipes that
you put little bits of material into and they come out the other end. I also enjoyed the Earth room that had an
earthquake room and a lightning chamber.
Ben Fewster
Quest-a-con is like a science place, but not crazy scary smart or boring equations on a whiteboard it was…
entertaining. Quest – a-Con is like a big cylinder of 4 levels. The bottom level had a big drop slide which was
really amazing, only I wish it went for longer, longer than a few seconds.
Kiah Derriman
I woke up at 5:00am on 23rd March ready to go to camp. The sun hadn’t risen, so it was still dark. We were
driving to school and I was so excited that I couldn’t stop bouncing in the car.
Maddy Baker
Parent Reflection
Thank you for such a wonderful Year 6 camp.
My daughter had the most amazing time, I cannot believe you fitted everything into less than a week. I
admit, I was apprehensive having her so far away, but getting the updates and photos on the MENPS app
was brilliant as I could see her smiling face in each one. When she got home she was so excited and retold
us everything she had done. She even said she couldn’t believe how much she had learnt and actually
retained!! Finally at 10pm I had to tell her to stop and go to bed or she (and me) would never get up in the
morning for school and work.
Truly it was brilliant, there would be no way we could see all the things she saw (and did) on a family
holiday, I only wish I could have gone too. I would not hesitate sending my youngest on this camp when
she gets to Grade 6.
Well done grade 6 teachers and MENPS.
Heartfelt Thanks
MENPS Community Project
ANZAC POPPIES
Thank you to our very creative school community (students, parents and teachers) for creating a
variety of beautiful poppies to help commemorate the cententary of the ANZAC soldiers landing at
Gallipoli.
about Year Five students term one,
SUSTAINABLE and RECYCLED ART.
The Grade Five students
finished artwork looks
Grrrrrreat!
This project involved choosing a theme ‘WILD ANIMALS’— coming up with a
design/composition (drawing) and collage
using donated and pre-loved cardboard
boxes, paper bags, egg cartons and
donated butchers’ paper.
The focus was on creating art that was full
of texture, based on a strong design and
further developing their fine motor skills
involved in paper skills - cutting and pasting.
Welcome back to term two. It’s going to be a very busy time in the art room.
The plan is to focus on using FANTASTIC PLASTICS - recycling plastic bottles, containers, lids, bubble wrap and
(possibly) shopping bags. There will be a number of lunch time activities (Horizons included) in the art room for
those interested students and my aim is to start a kids crochet and knitting club during the winter months.
Art Teacher: Cindy Minogue
Music News
I hope that all our new families have settled in after a fun term one. I’d like to now outline musical performances for you
to look forward to this year. I don’t have all the exact dates but I will let you know when the time gets closer.
OPEN NIGHT
Thursday 21st May, 6 -7pm - a very busy night for all our musicians. Please check the Open Night Flyer for when
your child is performing, soon to be in the bottom of your child's school bag. We have 7 venues for performances. We
would like all our musicians to be wearing the school uniform of red polo shirts and navy pants for performing.
Is your child involved? If they participate in:
*Multi-age
*All Stars Ensemble * Drum Band *Flute/Keyboard/Piano (Tonino) *Guitar (Roger/Paul)
*School
Band
*Violin (Trevor)
*Keyboard (Paul)
*Year 2 French Choir * Trumpet/Trombone (Adam)
*Super Choir
*Clarinet/Saxophone (Jane) *Violin/Piano/Singing (Talaylan) *Piano (Julianne) *Drumming (Beck)
HARMONIES UNITE
MENPS Super Choir will be performing in the 9th Mornington Peninsula Choral Festival Concerts for Community,
Church and School Choirs.
Tuesday 26th May - 7.00 - 8.30 pm. Mary Herring Hall, Toorak College, Mt. Eliza . Tickets - Adults $7.50, School age
Children - free. Only available to purchase at the door.
Forms have been given out to choir students. Those intending to participate need to return immediately: no money
payment is involved. It will be a great night as we will also have the MENPS Community Choir performing as well. (You
may like to consider joining! 8.15am Fridays in the Music Room.)
WAKAKIRRI—JULY/AUGUST
All year 5 students are working together in a collaborative environment to create a stage production involving story,
movement/dance, drama, sets and costuming.
We will perform either on July 21/22 or August 4/5 at the Frankston Arts Centre.
SOIREE/ SHOWCASE OF THE ARTS - SEPTEMBER
The soiree has become so huge that we have the need of a larger stage than the lovely intimate George Jenkins.
Instead of 2 sessions we will be able to seat everyone together and rename the performance the “Showcase of the
Arts”! This evening truly does showcase what goes on daily in our music program - but we dress up a bit.
Who performs? Year 2 French Choir, School Band, All Stars Ensemble, Violin, Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet,
Saxophone, Singing Students, Flute, Drumming, Super Choir, Year 5 Wakakirri.
Music tutors will gauge when their students are ready to perform.
BAND WORKSHOP DAY—OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
A whole day for all Band members to work with 2 very experienced conductors. Heathmont East Primary School will be
coming to MENPS this year to work through great repertoire, play and eat together before putting on a concert for
parents.
CHRISTMAS CHEER TOUR —DECEMBER
Due to HUGE demand (thank you everyone), this year we will have to limit the filling of the 2 buses to JUST Super
Choir members unless we have vacant seats. You will need to find that white angel sheet or if a new member - keep an
eye out for white bed sheets or table cloths. Any good novelty Christmas headwear you see in the $2 shop - buy it!
GRADUATION —DECEMBER
Year 6 - the final performance of the primary years. Students prepare in music lessons to farewell their primary school
with a song that we hope will bring their parents to tears. The year 6 musicians will play on piano or together in an
Ensemble to showcase their talents.
CITIZENSHIP ASSEMBLIES — ONCE A TERM
The School Band/Ensemble, Super Choir plus a senior solo musician or small instrumental/choral group will perform at
every one of these special assemblies.
INSTRUMENTAL Lessons @ MENPS 2015
Would your child like to learn an instrument? Please contact the appropriate tutor for price, times and
availability.
*Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitar & ukulele - Roger Sampson 9770 9494/0418 641 543
*Violin/cello - Trevor Holton 9776 4425/0408465 866
*Flute/keyboard/piano - Tonino Berghella 0400 871 281
*Keyboard/piano guitar/ukulele/singing - Paul Harris 0407 090 353
*Clarinet/saxophone - Jane Suffield 59 82 28 77/0457 185 359
*Drumming - Beck Mulholland 0421 651 491
*Trumpet/trombone - Adam Carson 0488 307 007
*Singing/piano/violin - Talaylin Zeppa 0447 796 784
*Piano - Julianne Bourke 9787 7052/0417100727
Instrument Hire - check with me (Karen Ross) for availability.
Normally only $45 per term if paid in the first 3 weeks of term.
Please note that all instrumental tutors and instrumental hire must be paid a term in advance.
Congratulations to the following students on their fantastic sporting achievements;
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Luke Byrne swam at the State Swimming Championships last Wednesday. He
finished fifth in the butterfly and seventh in the freestyle. Luke’s freestyle time was a personal best!
Last week Ashton Limpens and Maud Verheij played exceptionally well at the
Southern and Northern Peninsula Division Tennis Championships. Both students advanced through to
the semi-finals before they were eliminated from the competition.
Jordan Goggin represented Mt Eliza North in the Southern and Northern Division Basketball
Championships. He played extremely well but unfortunately was not selected to play in the Regional
competition.
Harry Scott and Declan Jackson both played in the Southern and Northern Division Soccer
Championships yesterday. Please watch this space next edition to find out how they performed and if
they have advanced through to the next round of competition.
Toorak/Kristin Netball Exchange:
Last week sixteen senior girls represented Mt Eliza North at the local netball competition. The teams played
against Toorak, Penbank, St Thomas More and Kristin, a New Zealand school. B team played extremely well
and won the trophy.
Both teams played exceptionally well and were fantastic ambassadors for Mt Eliza North. A big thank you to
Chris Sutcliffe for coaching the team and to Lilian Shinkfield, Karyn Blood, Sharon Bramley and Yvette
Berechree for transporting the girls. Well done to Mia, Charli, Lucie, Morgan, Abbey, Lauren, India, Sasha,
Lottie, Chloe, Poppy, Ruby, Millie, Sophie, Alex and Rosie!
Tiana Atkinson (Grade 6 student 2014) is the first girl to be selected to play in the Victorian
Under 14 Boys Cricket team. The team of twenty-three boys and Tiana will travel to England mid 2016. An
outstanding achievement Tiana. Good luck and best wishes from everyone at Mt Eliza North!
Sue Harris
Footnote:
Peninsula Tennis Association Girls Section 5 2014/15 Season Runners Up were Mt Eliza composing of a team
of 5 girls, which included Abbey Bradley and Lottie Shinkfield from Grade 5.
It was a tense final, missing out by only 2 games.
The score was Mt Eliza 3-29 v 3-30 Ranelagh.
Don’t forget the new traffic
regulations for Moseley Drive!
Please note that you:
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Cannot turn right into Moseley Drive from
Walkers Road between 8.30am to 9.30am
every school day.
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Cannot turn right into Walkers Road from
Moseley Drive between 2.30pm to 4.00pm
every school day.
Think - Left In - Left Out!
It’s not too late to change smoke alarm
batteries
From the Nurse…..
Dear Parents/Carers,
As we are quickly approaching cold and flu season, I
would like to remind you of some school guidelines
and give you some helpful tips for staying healthy. If
we all follow these guidelines and simple steps, it will
help to combat the spread of illness throughout our
school and in your homes.
School guidelines regarding communicable illness:
1. Your child should remain at home until free of
diarrhoea and vomiting for 24 hours. This means they
should not return to school until 24 hours from their
last vomiting or diarrhoea episode.
2. If your child experiences a fever during an illness,
they should be ‘fever free’ for 24 hours without the
use of fever reducing medication before returning to
school.
3. During any communicable illness, your child should
be symptom free and fever free for 24 hours before
returning to school.
CFA is reminding families that it’s not too late change
the batteries in their smoke alarms.
CFA recommends:
 Monthly: test smoke alarms by pressing the test
button with a broom handle
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Annually: gently dust around the outside cover of
your smoke alarm
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Annually: replace your 9-volt battery at the end of
daylight saving
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Every 10 years: replace your smoke alarm units,
and when you do consider installing 10-year
sealed smoke alarms.
Steps to Help Prevent Viruses
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Avoid close contact with people who have had
a cold or the flu.
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Since viruses can spread via hands and
surfaces, good hygiene is essential.
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Wash your hands: teach your children how to
hand wash after coughing and sneezing, and
after touching dirty tissues. Make sure they
understand importance of washing their hands
before handling food, after going to the toilet
and after playing outside.
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Cover coughs and sneezes: show children how
to use a tissue to cover their mouth and nose
when they cough or sneeze. Teach them to put
their used tissues in the bin and to wash their
hands afterwards.
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Regularly clean and disinfect surfaces: it’s vital
that you clean and disinfect surfaces regularly,
especially the surfaces that people often touch
with their hands, such as taps, handles and
bench tops.
I appreciate your assistance and consideration of
others during times when your child is not feeling well
and may be contagious to others. Thank you for your
help in keeping our students healthy!
Regards,
Tracey Cranch (School Nurse)
Host Families Needed For
New Exchange Students in 2015
Many girls and boys aged between 15 and 18 from
exciting countries like Italy, France, Belgium,
Germany, Holland, Canada, Japan, Switzerland,
Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Argentina, Finland and
Austria are hoping to come here to study for 3, 5 or 10
months from July this year and stay with a volunteer
family that is willing to host and welcome them and
can afford an extra member at the family table.
If you feel you could do this for them for the length of
their stay or even some of it, please contact Klaus
Schumann on (03) 97584279 and let me know of your
interest.
Klaus Schumann, WEP Community Coordinator
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Executive Officer:
President:
Mark Watters
David Smith
[email protected].
Vice President:
Liz Wenham
Secretary:
Russell Gilchrist
Treasurer:
Julie O’Brien
Parent Representatives:
Kate McKenzie
Liz Wenham
Ryan Irwin
Mithran Doraisamy
David Smith
Scott Doughty
Leah Davidson
Sophie MacKinnon
Margaret Coughlan (PFA)
Teacher Representatives:
Melissa Wisniewski
Russell Gilchrist
Julie O’Brien
Chris Sutcliffe
MOUNT ELIZA GIRL GUIDES
Are you interested in having fun, learning things
and making friends?
Girl Guides in Mt. Eliza now have some vacancies
available for girls 7-14.
Girls between the ages of 7-14 are most welcome to
come along to try Girl Guides on a Monday at the
following times
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Koala Guides(7-11) Monday - 4.00 - 5.50pm
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Sugar Gliders (11-14) Monday 5.30 - 7.00pm.
The Girl Guide hut is on Old Mornington Rd. In the
grounds of Toorak College right on the corner of Old
Mornington Rd and Jackson’s Road.
( Entrance off Old Mornington Rd.)
You can come along and try for 3 sessions
before you have to decide if you want to
join.
If you are keen please call 97878784
Michele Coventry so we know to expect
you!. You just need to wear your school
shorts and shirts and bring a hat.
Term Dates 2015
Term 2: Monday 13 April - Friday 26 June
Curriculum Day 19th June
Term 3: Monday13 July - Friday18 September
Curriculum Day 24th August
Term 4: Monday 5 October - Friday18 December
HANDY TIPS for keeping our children cyber -safe
PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
Children sometimes provide their personal information like their email address and phone
number to websites, in return for competition entry or access to games. Some websites use this
information legitimately. However some websites may sell this information or make it visible to other
people visiting the website. This can lead to the child and potentially the family being targeted with
unwanted advertising. Personal information can also be used by other people, including criminals, to
steal identities - or by cyberbullies and predatory adults, to target children.
OUR YOUNG CHILDREN
Personal information is any information or combination of information that enables the
identification of an individual.
Personal information is disclosed to, and used responsibly by, many legitimate online
businesses to conduct business and online social interactions. However, if not managed
carefully, it is possible for personal information to be accessed and misused for marketing,
identity theft or for cyberbullying or cyberstalking.
The following guidelines are a useful starting point to teach young children to interact safely
and responsibly online.
 At this age children's internet use should be closely monitored. To help with this try to keep the
computer in a shared or visible place in the home.
 Be aware of how your child uses the internet and explore it with them. Explore their favourite
sites and help them bookmark a list of 'Favourites'. Check whether personal information is
required to sign up to any of their favourite websites or games and help your child sign up and
use privacy settings safely if you feel it is appropriate.
 Talk to your child about personal information and why it is special. This sort of information can
be used to identify or locate where they live, go to school or activities in which they are involved.
 Set rules make sure your child knows what information they can share or post online and which
websites they can visit. Telling a trusted adult before posting any personal information online,
including for competition entry is a useful rule.
Consider creating a family 'fun' email account that can be used for competition entries
and other activities. This account will be separate to all other personal accounts so it can
easily be deleted if it is misused.
This article was taken from the very informative and highly recommended website:
cybersafety.com
eSmart Coordinator: Cindy Minogue
Franҫais à l’école
This term we have begun our unit on French poetry, with most year levels
using poems and rhymes to learn more French. Multi-age classes have
been using counting rhymes and the Grade 2 choir is rehearsing one about
picking cherries for performance. Other year levels are embracing autumn
and the approaching winter as they learn about verb forms. Their poems are
included, for them to practise at home.
Grade 3s and 4s have finished their ID cards and had a lot of fun measuring
and describing each other.
Grade 4 and Senior French Extension Groups have moved into
the Art room for a couple of weeks,
where they are using their
knowledge
of
couleurs
complémentaires to experiment
with water colours.
Finally,
congratulations to our
netballers
who
represented our school at a tournament at Toorak
College last week. They not only played really
well but showed exemplary sportsmanship and
great tenacity, bringing home the winners trophy
from Pool 2. Our thanks to Toorak College for
organizing a great day with their visitors from New
Zealand.
Chris Sutcliffe, Language Specialist
Il pleut
Anne-Marie Chapouton
Il pleut
Des feuilles jaunes
Il pleut
Des feuilles rouges.
Les feuilles mortes
Pernette Chaponnière
L’été va s’endormir
Tombent, tombent les feuilles rousses,
J'entends la pluie sur la mousse.
Et l’hiver
Va venir
Sur la pointe
De ses souliers gelés.
Tombent, tombent les feuilles molles,
J'entends le vent qui s'envole.
1, 2, 3,
nous irons aux
bois ;
4, 5, 6,
cueillir des cerises ;
7, 8, 9
dans un panier neuf ;
10, 11, 12
elles seront toutes rouges.
Tombent, tombent les feuilles d'or,
J'entends l'été qui s'endort.
Tombent, tombent les feuilles mortes,
J'entends l'hiver à ma porte.